H. Krishna Sastri

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archaeologist

Pallavas. Sastri edited volumes XVII, XVIII and XIX of Epigraphia Indica
and authored a book titled "South Indian images of Gods and Goddesses".

Krishna Sastri was also known for his pioneering work in deciphering Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions. In a 1919 paper co-authored with K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyar, Sastri identified Tamil words in the Brahmi inscription found at Mangulam.

References

  • G. Ramakrishna; N. Gayathri; Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (1983). An encyclopaedia of South Indian culture. p. 247.

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